Two days passed by in a blur.
They continued to sleep in the same bed, making sure Lucian's scent from the sheets got all over Blue without either of them actually touching. Blue continued to wake up alone in bed, thankful for the good night's sleep but feeling sour about Lucian not even bothering to try and wake her up or something.
Lucian had given Blue more courting gifts from his hunts, always within the vicinity where people could see them clearly. Making sure that her reactions remained consistent the first time, Blue had always made physical contact whenever she accepted the gifts from the Head Alpha—a wild boar on the second day, a deer yesterday—running her hands through the fur on top of Lucian's head and behind his ear while the alpha was in werewolf form.
In human form, th
